France's bricks-and-mortar booksellers have reported a year-on-year fall in sales of only 3.3% in 2020, despite a total of three months closure across two lockdowns, in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-01-06 14:21:18 UTC ]
More areas in England will be added to Tier 4 from Boxing Day, with non-essential shops closing their doors, the government has announced. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-12-23 05:28:56 UTC ]
Bookshops in London and the south-east have reacted with dismay after being forced to close their physical premises from end of play on Saturday (19th December), with just a few hours' notice. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-12-21 07:04:19 UTC ]
A number of bookstores across the United States are still relying on GoFundMe to keep afloat during a catastrophic year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
Non-essential shops will be closed in Wales from the end of Christmas Eve trading as part of fresh lockdown restrictions, it has been announced. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-12-17 04:46:06 UTC ]
Bookstore sales fell 28.8% in October compared to October 2019, according to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. October was the second consecutive month bookstore sales fell by roughly 28% compared to 2019. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-16 05:00:00 UTC ]
Independent Denver bookstore BookBar has launched its new publishing division, BookBar Press, with the publication of an anthology of micro-plays written by area playwrights. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
A committee made up of booksellers and non-managerial staff at Bookshop Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz, Calif., has sent a letter to store owner Casey Coonerty Protti asking her to voluntarily recognize their joining with the Communication Workers of America Local 9423. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
Denver's iconic Tattered Cover Bookstore, which has been owned by Len Vlahos and Kristen Gilligan since 2015, has been sold to two entrepreneurs and Denver natives, Kwame Spearman and David Back. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
Indie-focused retail site Bookshop.org has now made more than £500,000 for stores in just over a month since its launch. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-12-08 05:04:07 UTC ]
My local bookstore is long, narrow, and outlined in wooden bookshelves. It’s wedged in an old Victorian building that sits across from the Salish Sea, where orcas, seals, and otters are frequently sighted. It smells like paper and salt water, and holds some 3,000 titles that reveal to tourists... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-12-07 09:49:19 UTC ]
The Booksellers Association and Bookshop.org have responded to criticism following the launch of the online website in the UK in November. The criticism, which is focused on how effective the website will be at supporting independent bookshops and the BA's role in facilitating the launch, came... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-12-04 19:10:54 UTC ]
Jason Reynolds: two-time National Book Award finalist, TIME 100 Next honoree, and, apparently, real-life angel. Yesterday, for Giving Tuesday, the Look Both Ways and Ghost author let us know via Twitter that he’d bought the entire inventory of his books from local bookstores across DC, so... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-12-03 18:19:56 UTC ]
YES! The volunteer-run, collectively owned radical bookstore and activist center Bluestockings is reopening in a new location after shutting down over the summer and fall. In July, Bluestockings announced they were shutting down their original location at 172 Allen Street for both pandemic and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-12-03 16:23:15 UTC ]
French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Tuesday evening (24th November) that bookshops and other “non-essential” retailers would be able to reopen on Saturday after a month’s lockdown. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-11-25 06:05:36 UTC ]
In the mood for a little holiday shopping? You know what they say: November is the new December! Who says that? Independent bookstores that need your support now! So here are a dozen new books hitting shelves today. Go forth! * Ernest Cline, Ready Player Two (Ballantine) “This sequel, nine years... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-11-24 12:39:52 UTC ]
So-called "non-essential" retailers, which include bookshops, will be allowed to reopen when England's lockdown ends on 2nd December, Boris Johnson has announced. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-11-23 23:24:03 UTC ]
A round up of independent bookstore subscription services and care packages created to help these indies survive the pandemic. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-11-23 11:39:00 UTC ]
Achins Book Shop and Coffee Shop, thought to be the UK's most remote book retailer, has been sold to new owners six years after appearing on the market. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-11-18 05:13:31 UTC ]
Bookstore sales fell 27.7% in September, dropping to $609 million from $842 million a year ago. For the first nine months of 2020, sales were down 31% compared to 2019. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-11-18 05:00:00 UTC ]